This is the discussion I just overheard while the kids were watching "Elmo's World":
Bailey: "I don't get it... is Elmo a boy or a girl?"
Sydney: "Well his voice is like a girl, I think."
Riley: "Yeah, and he has eyelashes, so I think he IS a girl."
Tanner: "No, guys, everybody has eyelashes. See, I'm a boy and I even have eyelashes."
(they all stand within inches of Tanner's face and examine his eyelashes.)
Bailey: "You're right! You do!"
Tanner: "Yep. It's how I give butterfly kisses."
Sydney: "So Elmo has eyelashes and is a boy!"
Bailey: "I know! I know! Elmo is a boy and Zoe is a girl."
Tanner: "Yes, you are exactly right."
Me: "I think that's true, guys. Elmo is a boy and Zoe is a girl."
Sydney: "But Ernie is a boy. And Bert is a boy."
Riley: "And Cookie Monster is a boy. And Telly is a boy, I think."
Bailey: "And Grover is a boy. Is Big Bird a boy?"
Tanner: "Yes, he is a little boy."
Riley: "Aren't there any girls on Sesame Street?"
Me: "Well, there's Zoey, and, uh.... uh... Rosita!"
Sydney: "We don't like Rosita."
Bailey: "Yeah, we don't like Rosita."
Tanner: "So look at that... everybody great is boys! Boys rock!"
